Saturday, March 24, 2012

What time is it? We are always concerned with TIME. It is a funny thing, right? Have you all seen the movie, "In Time"? I went with a fabulous friend of mine, and we left there really wondering if we liked the movie. It was different, J.T. is great eye candy, but...theme, plot? What I took from it was that EVERYTHING WE DO WITH OUR TIME, COMES WITH SOME KIND OF PRICE TAG. Whether that be financial, spiritual, emotional, or physical. I've thought about this a lot after I saw that movie, and even more so now. What do I do with all of my time? Am I being productive in every aspect of my day?

NOPE, I have been a very irresponsible person with my time! I can honestly say, that I have wasted so much time over the last few years of my life. I have depression and I am an emotional eater...the two combined- BIG PROBLEMO! Over the last few years, my weight has been slowly climbing and now at its highest. I have been on and off medication for periods of time, and I can clearly see why I need to be on it- and I am okay with that. What does this have to do with time you ask? When I have been depressed, I hole up in my room after my hubby and kids go to work and school. I eat all day. I sleep. I am anti-social. I feel empty. You see, it is the biggest waste of time. Anyone who truly knows me knows that I love to be social, be active, and enjoy each day. The periods of time that I have missed getting healthy, cleaning house, doing service, enjoying friends, learning a new hobby and simply living life is what has led me back to the blog. A place where I can be me, learn from others and make use of my TIME! I have learned so much about myself over the last few weeks and what I want to do. I want to use my time to get to know my Father in Heaven and his son, Jesus Christ. I want to serve my family better, and get to know them even more. I want to be physically healthy, run a marathon this year! I want to work my Shirley J business so that I can help others simplify in the kitchen and create financial independence. I want to serve others. I want to BETTER! All of this is dependent on what I choose to do with my time, and from this day forward, I choose to USE MY TIME WISELY, SO THAT I WILL BE RICH. Rich with joy, happiness, and love. That is the price I would like to pay with the time that I have.

Here I go! Each day will be flawed, I am okay with that. It will be hard, I accept that. What I will no longer accept is wasting the time I have each day to be the person I was meant to be!

WEIGHING IN:

JAN 1ST:

HERE I AM!!!

QUOTE OF INSPIRATION

"Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.